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75 Mrs. World beauties to “land” in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge – From November 2-5, 75 Mrs. World contestants will come to Vietnam to compete in the Mrs. World 2009 in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau. -
Mrs World Pageant will feature Vietnam
Jeffey Androsky, Star World’s director will be the general director on the final night of Mrs World Pageant. -
Women Still Sidelined in Economic Decision-Making
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 27 (IPS) - Gender equality contributes to economic growth, but economic growth does not always contribute to gender equality, says the United Nations World Survey on the Role of Women in Development launched Tuesday, a message well timed in the context of the current financial crisis. -
Traditional palm leaf conical hats preserved in Hue
The Vietnam Women’s Union and the department of Science and Technology of central Thua Thien Hue province established the Hue Non La Association in Hue city on October 17. -
Ao dai for Mrs. World 2009 revealed
VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese contestants at the Mrs. World 2010 in Ba Ria – Vung Tau this November will wear reformed ao dai featuring lotus and crane, said designer Ngo Nhat Huy. -
Northern beauty to represent VN in world pageant
VietNamNet Bridge - Miss Vietnam Global 2009’s second runner-up Tran Thi Huong Giang has been selected to participate in the upcoming Miss World 2009 pageant, a spokesperson for US-based Rare Antibody Antigen Supply, Inc. (RAAS) announced October 23. -
RIGHTS-AFRICA: Uganda Women Seek Gender Recovery Plan
After two decades of war during which thousands of children were used as child soldiers and many women raped, northern Uganda’s recovery plan is to be spent on building roads rather than helping the country’s most vulnerable. -
Vietnam’s Miss World nominees introduced
VietNamNet Bridge – The US-based RAAS Group, which holds the right to send a Vietnamese contestant to the Miss World 2009 pageant, will select a candidate from three nominees recommended by the PL Modeling Company. -
Vietnam may miss both Miss World and Miss Earth pageants
VietNamNet Bridge – The Miss Earth 2009 Pageant will take place in the Philippines in two weeks. A month later, there’s the Miss World 2009 contest in South Africa. However, up to now there’s no official Vietnamese contestant for either event. -
Reading her way to Nobel fame
October 7 marked the culmination of a lifetime dedicated to science for Israeli chemist Ada Yonath. She became the ninth Israeli Nobel laureate and the first woman to pick up the prize for chemistry in some 45 years.
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